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Government spending fell in the September quarter, figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show.
Total government spending, including consumption and capital formation (investment), was down by 2.0 per cent in seasonally-adjusted chain-volume (inflation-adjusted) terms in the quarter, according to ABS data released on Tuesday.
The estimates correspond to the public sector spending aggregates accounting for about a quarter of gross domestic product (GDP).
Accordingly, this fall in government spending will trim about half a percentage point from GDP growth in the quarter.
The September quarter estimates for government spending will be included in the national accounts, due to be released on Wednesday.
Within the total, general government final consumption spending fell by 0.4 per cent in the September quarter, the ABS said.
General government gross fixed capital formation - investment in productive capacity - fell by 18.1 per cent, while gross fixed capital formation by public corporations jumped by 19.9 per cent.
Total public sector gross fixed capital formation (general government and public corporations combined) was down by 8.2 per cent in the quarter.
The previous national accounts showed total public sector spending rose by 1.9 per cent in the June quarter.
But, after revisions, the figures now show no significant change, implying a possible downward revision to the 0.6 per cent quarterly rise in GDP previously reported for the June quarter.
Separate data released by the ABS on Tuesday showed a positive contribution from foreign trade in the September quarter, with exports up 0.8 per cent and imports up just 0.1 per cent in real, seasonally-adjusted, terms.
That will add a tenth of a percentage point to GDP growth for the September quarter.

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Spend a few days in the intoxicating, maddening centro histórico of Mexico City, and you'll understand why thousands of Mexicans make the journey each Sunday to the "floating gardens" of Xochimilco, the country's very own Venice.
Built by the Aztecs to grow food, this network of meandering waterways and man-made islands, or chinampas, is an important gardening centre for the city, and where families living in and around the capital come to spend their day of rest. Many start with a visit to the beautiful sixteenth-century church of San Bernadino in the main plaza, lighting candles and giving thanks for the day's outing. Duty done, they head down to one of several docks, or embarcaderos, on the water to hire out a trajinera for a few hours. These flat, brightly painted gondolas – with names such as Viva Lupita, Adios Miriam, El Truinfo and Titanic – come fitted with table and chairs, perfect for a picnic.
The colourful boats shunt their way out along the canals, provoking lots of good-natured shouting from the men wielding the poles. As the silky green waters, overhung with trees, wind past flower-filled meadows, the cacophony and congestion of the city are forgotten. Mothers and grannies unwrap copious parcels and pots of food, men open bottles of beer and aged tequila; someone starts to sing. By midday, Xochimilco is full of carefree holidaymakers.
Don't worry if you haven't come with provisions – the trajineras are routinely hunted down by vendors selling snacks, drinks and even lavish meals from small wooden canoes. Others flog trinkets, sweets and souvenirs. And if you've left your guitar at home, no problem: boatloads of musicians – mariachis in full costume, marimba bands and wailing ranchera singers – will cruise alongside or climb aboard and knock out as many tunes as you've money to pay for.
Xochimilco is 28km southeast of Mexico City, reachable from Tasqueña station.
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Lisle renters 'thrilled' to return home Saturday
Emotions are running high as residents of the Towers at Four Lakes apartments in Lisle prepare to move into their homes Saturday for the first time since flooding inundated the area April 18.
Towers resident Debra Schulz said she and her 15-year-old daughter, Haleigh, are "thrilled" to return to their eighth-floor home after the "humbling" and "stressful" experience of being away for almost two months.
Mayor Joe Broda, who will be on hand as the move-in process begins at 8 a.m., said he expects some residents will be bitter about the length of their exile, caused by storm damage to the buildings' electrical systems. But he hopes moving back will be nothing but a "joyous moment."
"I hope it's a very happy moment for people getting back in their homes," Broda said. "I'd be excited, but it's going to be bittersweet."
Residents of about 475 units were displaced April 18 as an estimated 3.5 million gallons of floodwater swamped the lobbies, basements and underground parking of the two towers, said officials with Marquette Management, the Naperville-based company that operates the complex.
None of the apartments themselves took on water, but the buildings lacked electricity because the power systems, housed on the flooded lower levels, were destroyed.
While two months may seem a long time to restore power, the towers' electrical systems were custom-made about 30 years ago, so fixing them requires specially ordered parts, officials said.
Those parts have not yet been delivered, but Jim Cunningham, Marquette Management's executive vice president, said ComEd helped the company devise a temporary fix so residents can move back in. The village has awarded a temporary occupancy permit until the new electrical switch gear arrives, likely in August.
Broda said staff members appreciate Marquette Management's efforts to get residents back to their homes and belongings as quickly as possible.
"After they got the water out, our inspectors and police have been working closely with them to try to assess the damage and what needed to be repaired," Broda said. "Staff has been working quickly to get permits in place."
The towers have been deemed structurally safe, and residents have been assigned a two-hour move-in time depending on the floor on which they reside, said Deborah Newman, a spokeswoman for Marquette Management.
"We are trying to make sure everyone gets in and out easily," Newman said. "We're working on making sure people have access to the elevators."
Volunteer movers from Montini Catholic High School in Lombard, recruited by Schulz's daughter, Haleigh, will assist tenants with carrying belongings to their apartments.
Marquette Management will provide breakfast, lunch and dinner Saturday for hundreds of residents expected to return. The company also will provide a $100 Jewel gift card to restock refrigerators and freezers emptied to prevent food from spoiling without power.
People living in about 60 units have terminated their leases and moved elsewhere, Newman said.
The management company let tenants out of their leases without penalty and is waiving rent, utilities and fees for pets and parking from April 18 until June 30.
"We've had some very lovely letters from people who have left with great regret because they wanted to keep living here," Newman said.
Many have expressed frustration at the necessity of living with their parents, in a hotel or even a homeless shelter during the two months electrical systems were down, but Newman said most have been understanding.
As the return date approaches, Schulz said she is shopping for flowers for her balcony and awaiting the relief of being home.
"It's going to be the most amazing moment -- well overdue," Schulz said. "It's been a long two months, and we're thrilled."


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3D SEX AND ZEN is the newest addition in a line of erotic films that were abundant in the early 90's. Gone are the days where superstars made their name in Hong Kong Category III films that featured softcore pornographic scenes (Golden Horse winning actress Shu Qi started off in Hong Kong softcore porn before moving on to exclusively performing in non-nude roles). Whereas it was once held as a staple of Hong Kong cinema, it has now become a niche form that is so taboo in the minds of the local populace that no respectable Hong Kong actress who wants to make it mainstream will even consider touching it (almost all of the female performers in the new Cateory III releases are no names or pornographic actresses from other regions).
I watched 3D SEX AND ZEN, a film that claims to be the first 3D (softcore) porn that ended up beating AVATAR's opening box office in Hong Kong. Whether the high box-office intake means quality is questionable as many in Hong Kong claimed to have watched the film based on curiosity though I'm sure some were genuinely excited to see a classic genre and cinematic staple to be revived.
Being completely unprepared, I expected to see some sexual scenes over a lame story which 3D SEX AND ZEN delivered – and more. Starting with a colorful love story filled with tons of cheesy compliments, sweet gazes, lot's of smooching and some humor, Wei Yangsheng (played by Japanese actor Hiro Hayama) and Tie Yuxiang (Taiwanese actress Leni Lan) are introduced as a couple who fell in love at first sight. In a typical porn movie, where everything simply goes toward reaching a climax (not cinematically if you know what I mean), the room for character development is non-existent. In order to make 3D SEX AND ZEN seem like something more than a sex-driven vehicle, the film combines the sex with some kind of character narrative. Wei Yangsheng can't satisfy his wife nor any girl for that matter, including Japanese pornographic actress Saori Hara and Yukiko Suo – anyone see the trend here? So he searches for a way to better "equip himself" so he can satisfy a woman while receiving some satisfaction himself.
This part of the film is a lot of fun and plays homage to the original SEX AND ZEN from 1991 starring famous TV star Lawrence Ng and Amy Yip. The sex scenes are overly exaggerated and people's "parts" are used in weird ways, one of them being to carry a giant wooden wheel, spinning it around and throwing it in other peoples faces as a way to demonstrate sexual prowess. You must be thinking, "wait, isn't porn supposed to be erotic though? How is that sexy?" I guess it's not considering the one wielding the wheel is a woman and why she has the parts to perform such a task, I don't know but since the sex in the beginning is based on the cheesy romance of the leading couple, it can be somewhat sexy. It can be so even in the second act of the film if you can get past the trashy humour.
But once the third act hits, the eroticism gets buried along with the humour into something that freaks people out. Suddenly everything gets more and more brutal and violent. All of a sudden, weapons and dead bodies appear more than the sex and the movie slowly develops into a torture film. Expecting to see some beautiful bodies doing beautiful things, the film left me uncomfortable with its images of hard violence that results in a bloody mess from dissected bodies and cut off appendages. These acts increase in amount toward the end of the film.
Also, regarding the 3D, did it add anything to the film? Unfortunately nothing. Until now I haven't seen a single film that took real advantage of this technique. All I've seen so far is stuff being thrown at my face and trust me, a CGI-looking naked breast approaching you isn't that much more exiting than a spear or a toaster, not to mention how most of the 3D in this supposedly erotic film are bullets, knives and rocks flying in front of my face. 3D SEX AND ZEN could have been wonderfully cheesy with its 3D usage but it repeats the same mistakes I've seen in other 3D pictures, which is using it unnecessarily as a gimmick to make money.
Overall, the film could have been an erotic buffet, but sadly it's not.


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Great ideas are the stuff of which successful businesses are made. Without good ideas that customers respond to, on the other hand, your business is doomed.
That's the business drama on view in the newest reality TV show, AMC's The Pitch. In the show, two ad agencies compete for a chance to land a big account, while viewers get to watch their brainstorming process.
The challenge in the debut episode: Create an edgy breakfast campaign for top fast-food chain Subway aimed at luring young diners -- but don't go too far outside the bounds of Subway's established brand.
The show apparently had a tough time getting agencies to appear on the show, with many big agencies passing on the chance. It's easy to see why, as the show features both copywriters' harebrained ideas as well as their best. Fortunately, some agencies did sign on, providing a fascinating opportunity to see business teams who live and die by their ideas in brainstorm sessions.
The first episode features two name-brand firms, McKinney in North Carolina and WDCW, which has offices in Seattle and Los Angeles. The two firms get a brief from Subway together, and then regroup at their respective offices with a week to come up with their presentation.
Over at WDCW, which is known for quirky, attention-getting campaigns, the team presented an idea about zAMbies -- morning zombies -- who can snap out of their funk by eating breakfast at Subway. It was definitely creative, but ultimately didn't hang together. It was too out there for the Subway execs, who passed.
In the end, McKinney triumphed by being more tapped into youth culture. Setting two teams of its youngest junior copywriters on the project, one pair comes upon Irish rapper Mac Lethal, who's a YouTube sensation with a widely viewed video about pancakes. The team creates a video with him and brings him live to their pitch meeting, helping to clinch the account.
McKinney won a big account, but being in the ad business WDCW execs no doubt understood the law of publicity when they decided to make this show. Far from hiding after its loss, the agency is plugging its Pitch appearance on its website. No doubt it will be hearing from brands looking to do something real grabby that will keep viewers' fingers off the fast-forward button.
Bonus for those who'd like to know how the big companies tick: The show offers online " Why They Won " segments in which the company dissects why the winner got the account.
How does your company brainstorm? Leave a comment and tell us your approach.
This article originally posted on Entrepreneur.com
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A stroke at 41 years old — that's … well, let's just say, a number of years younger than I am, and I imagined myself somewhat out of the range of stroke worry for a while to come. I've been thinking about this ever since I read about Vice President Joe Biden's son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden. The news has been rife with reports of the younger Biden having "suffered a small stroke," for which he's been hospitalized. News reports also reassure readers that he doesn't appear to have any motor or speech effects from the stroke.
Until I read the reports of Beau Biden's stroke, I didn't know that perhaps 15 percent of strokes strike individuals under the age of 45.
A stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel that carries blood to the brain, or a blood vessel in the brain bursts and begins to bleed into the brain. Either way, blood flow to the brain is decreased, which deprives that area of oxygen, risking damage and loss of function.
The National Stroke Association does a good job of breaking down the risk factors into those that you can control and those that you can't:
Category 1: Risk factors you can control, either through lifestyle changes or medical management:
- High blood pressure
- Atrial fibrillation (an arrhythmia affecting the upper chambers of the heart)
- High cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Tobacco use and smoking
- Alcohol use
- Physical inactivity
- Obesity
Category 2: Uncontrollable risk factors:
- Age (most strokes occur in people over the age of 55)
- Gender (men are more at risk than women)
- Race (people at highest risk include African-Americans, Latinos, and Pacific Islanders)
- Family history of stroke
- Previous stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack, or "mini-stroke")
- Fibromuscular dysplasia (a disease that causes thickening and narrowing of arteries)
- Patent foramen ovale (often called a hole in the heart)
Symptoms can include sudden, severe headache (which is what sent Beau Biden to the hospital), difficulty walking, problems with balance or coordination, vision problems, difficulty speaking or understanding, confusion.
Check out the acronym the National Stroke Association suggests using to see if someone you are with could be having a stroke:
- F = FACE Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop?
- A = ARMS Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?
- S = SPEECH Ask the person to repeat a simple phrase. Does the speech sound slurred or strange?
- T = TIME If you observe any of these signs, it's time to call 9-1-1.
FAST is the perfect acronym, since time is definitely of the essence. Clot-buster drugs can improve prognosis if given within very early — preferably within three hours of the start of stroke symptoms.
One problem is that hospital personnel often overlook symptoms in younger stroke victims, or wrongly attribute the symptoms to other conditions. This can mean that the underlying problem that caused the stroke goes untreated, increasing the risk for future strokes. It can also mean that younger stroke patients aren't getting treatments that could improve their prognosis, such as clot busters or anticoagulants (to decrease blood clotting).
Fortunately, it sounds as if Beau Biden didn't ignore his symptoms, and neither did the medical personnel who evaluated him. Here's wishing him a quick and complete recovery, and future good health.
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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I have a 2011 WRX stock hatchback - I drilled 4 "1' holes in the airbox BEFORE the filter to make sure to not get added debris, sounds a bit better and seems to have better throttle response. Went off a friends rec, no CEL or anything so far but if its going to mess up my A/F ratio ill just black duct tape back over the holes. Opinions?


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Extensional tectonics in Tempe Terra
These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show the tectonic 'grabens' in Tempe Terra, a geologically complex region that is part of the old Martian highlands.
The HRSC obtained these images during orbit 1180 on 19 December 2004 with a ground resolution of approximately 16.5 metres per pixel. The data were acquired in the region of Northern Olympus Mons, at approximately 48.5° North and 288.4° East.
The Tempe Terra region of Mars displays a complex geologic history; the images were taken just west of the Barabashov crater and cover the transition zone between the old Martian highlands to the south and the geologically younger northern lowlands.
The context map is centred on the region of Mareotis Fossae showing numerous parallel grabens, or depressed blocks of land bordered by parallel faults, running in a Northeast-Southwest orientation. These appear in more detail in the south (left) of the camera images.
Tectonic processes (extensional stresses, in this case) have led to the development of these grabens. After the tectonic activity, other processes reshaped the landscape. In the scene, the results of weathering and mass transport can be seen. Due to erosion, the surface has been smoothed, giving formerly sharp edges a rounded appearance. Such terrain is called "fretted terrain" and is characteristic for the transition of highland to lowland.
The valleys and grabens are 5 to 10 kilometres wide and up to 1500 metres deep. Along the graben flanks, the layering of the bedrock is exposed. The lineations on the valley floors are attributed to a slow viscous movement of material, presumably in connection with ice. These lineations and indications of possible ice underneath the surface lead scientists to assume that the structures are rock glaciers or similar phenomena known from alpine regions on Earth.
The stereo and colour capabilities, and the high-resolution coverage of extended areas, provided by the HRSC camera allow for improved study of the complex geologic evolution of the Red Planet. The Mars Express HRSC camera gives scientists the opportunity to better understand the tectonics of Mars, including processes active in the more recent geologic history.
The colour scene was derived from the three HRSC-colour channels and the nadir channel. The 3D anaglyph image was calculated from the nadir and one stereo channel. Image resolution has been decreased for use on the internet.
For more information on Mars Express HRSC images, please read our updated FAQ (frequently asked questions).


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I am super excited to announce the launch of the first and only video creation and sharing app for kids! After months of hard work with a team of fabulous developers, our KidzVuz app has hit the iTunes App Store!
What can kids do on the KidzVuz app?
First of all it's awesome for travel. No more eye-rolling or saying, "I'm bored." Now kids can create travel videos instantaneously, engaging and empowering them to be a part of the trip – and share their tips with other kids.
Got a budding foodie? Instead of zoning out at the table with a game, let them make food reviews from the restaurant – who doesn't want to know what's beyond the kids' menu?
And of course it's great for movie, theater, sports, toy, tech, book and fashion reviews too. (not to mention showing off music, dance and athletic skills)
Anywhere your kids goes they now have the ability to have their say on the go!
Plus, they can check out what other kids have to say BEFORE they buy something. And so can their parents.
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The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series will continue to bring some of the top writers in the nation to Hope College for the 2009-10 season.
All readings begin a 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland. The public is invited to all of the readings, and admission is free.
° The series will open on Thursday, Sept. 17, with poet Gregory Orr. Orr is the author of several books, including nine collections of poetry and a highly acclaimed collection of essays, "Poetry as Survival." His most recent volume, "How Beautiful the Beloved," contains short poems that are, according to "Publishers Weekly," "compact missives addressing in the most direct language possible many of humanity's most dire needs and fears."
° Monday, Oct. 12, will feature Don Waters, who won the 2009 Great Lakes Colleges Association's New Writers Award for his collection of stories, "Desert Gothic," which also won the Iowa Short Fiction Award. Waters has received numerous fellowships and honors for his writing, including the Pushcart Prize and the Silver Pen Award from the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame.
Also reading on Monday, Oct. 12, will be Aracelis Girmay, who won the 2009 Great Lakes Colleges Association's New Writers Award for "Teeth," a collection of poetry that reflects her Eritrean, Puerto Rican, and African American traditions. She is also the author of a book for children, "Changing, Changing: Story and Collages," published in 2005.
° Pulitzer Prize finalist Susan Choi, who will read on Thursday, Nov. 12, is a novelist who, according to Ron Charles of the "Washington Post," "looks for essential American characters in the most peculiar places." Her second novel, Pulitzer Prize finalist "American Woman," is a fictionalized account of the Patty Hearst kidnapping, and her most recent book, "A Person of Interest," combines elements of the Unabomber case and the U.S. government's investigation of nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee.
° Reading on Thursday, Feb. 4, will be Melissa Delbridge, who won the Great Lakes Colleges Association's New Writers Award for "Family Bible," her critically acclaimed memoir of growing up along the banks of the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Ala. In a starred review, "Booklist" calls the memoir "as much a cultural history of the South as a history of [Delbridge's] own life."
° "Wind in a Box," the latest poetry collection by Terrance Hayes, who will read on Tuesday, March 9, was named by "Publishers Weekly" as one of the best 100 books of 2006. His other books of poetry are "Muscular Music," which won the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, and "Hip Logic," which won the National Poetry Series Open Competition.
° Closing the season on Monday, April 12, will be fiction writer George Saunders, author of three collections of short stories: the bestselling "Pastoralia;" "Civil War Land in Bad Decline," a Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award; and "In Persuasion Nation," a finalist for the 2006 STORY Prize for best short story collection of the year. "Pastoralia" and "CivilWarLand in Bad Decline" were both "New York Times" Notable Books. In 2006, Saunders was awarded both a MacArthur Fellowship (the "Genius Grant") and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Each reading will be preceded by a performance by Hope College Jazz Ensemble at the Knickerbocker beginning at 6:30 p.m. Additional information may be obtained online by visiting www.hope.edu/vws.
The Knickerbocker Theatre is located at 86 E. Eighth St.


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Reviewed By Anne S (Knoxville, TN) Reviewed for a 2002 GMC Yukon XL —10/5/2007 6:02 AM
In my opinion, I give these a 'B' for fit (they don't cover as much of the floor as I would like) and an 'F' for smell. (They have the most horrible plastic smell. I sure hope it goes away over time.) Since this is my first mat purchase I have nothing to compare, but I would probably buy these again if they could fix the smell.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 7, 2007) - The ETSU women's soccer team got back on track Sunday as they picked up their first A-Sun victory shutting out the Lipscomb Bisons, 2-0 at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. The Bucs improve to 5-4-2 overall and 1-3-0 in conference play while the Bisons fall to 3-8-1 and 1-2-1.
The Bucs jumped out to an early lead as Katie Green (Knoxville, Tenn.) found the back of the net off a rebound with assists from Jordan Monty (Mesquite, Texas) and Rachel Van Horn (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) in the 13th minute. Green has now scored a goal in the last three matches for the Bucs.
ETSU continued its offensive onslaught out-shooting the Bisons 8-2 in the first half and a 1-0 advantage going into halftime.
In the second period the Bucs again jumped out to a fast start as Monty dribbled past the keeper to collect her fifth goal of the season on a pass from Green in the 48th minute.
The Bucs defense held off the Bisons attack only allowing four shots during the game, while keeper Erin Bilyeu (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) made two saves and notched her third shutout of the season.
ETSU out-shot Lipscomb 21-4 for the game with 12 members of the Buccaneer squad contributing to the attack. The Bucs also earned eight corner kicks and didn't give up a corner to the Bisons.
"Competing on the road and winning a game was huge for our conference standings. We needed a win today to start to earn our spot in the conference tournament," said head coach Heather Henson. "Today we just came out ready to play in the first 15 minutes of the game and we were able to put a ball in the back of the net early which helped us build our confidence in the attack. At halftime we made a few attacking changes and they were able to adjust to those changes to create another goal for us."
The Bucs will return home to face the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs on Thursday, October 11. The match is slated to begin at 4 p.m. For all ETSU women's soccer action visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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Shoppers hungry for info as Pathmark signals it may close
Pathmark shoppers
By Julie Shapiro
Nov. 1, 2007
It looks like the Cherry St. Pathmark will soon be closing, and from the aisles to the parking lot, thats all shoppers are talking about.
I heard from people who work there, said Renee Silverberg, who was pushing a cart of groceries out of the store Monday morning.
John Quinn, a Southbridge Towers resident, said two Pathmark workers told him that theyd been given 90 days notice. Store employees have told other locals, including residents of Knickerbocker Village, that the store will close either in late December or early January.
For the moment, Pathmark management is keeping quiet.
Dont know, havent been told, havent seen it in print, said a manager who declined to give his name. Ive heard a thousand rumors but none coming from above me . Theres nothing for now but pure speculation.
Meanwhile, in Pathmarks parking lot, workers drilled through the pavement into the ground.
Sandy Sze, a staff engineer for Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, said in general, engineers use soil samples to make sure the ground is stable enough to support the weight of a structure.
I believe theyre preparing for a building of some sort on the Pathmark site, she said. But I dont know what it is.
Paul Mullins, one of Craig Test Borings drillers, agreed that engineers typically want the soil samples to design buildings.
They tell us drill here, and thats what we do, Mullins said.
Richard Savner, Pathmarks spokesperson, denied that Pathmark employees had been given notice, but he did not dispute that the stores contractors were making preperations for a new building at 227 Cherry St.
No matter what a new building would be rumors focus on a residential development Pathmarks customers will not be pleased.
The store stands in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge, a dense residential neighborhood dotted with corner groceries. But if Pathmark closes, residents say there is no local alternative that has the same variety of fresh food.
In other Downtown neighborhoods further away, such as Battery Park City and Tribeca, there have been many complaints about shopping choices and in the past, groups like the Battery Park City Neighbors Association and the Downtown Alliance have organized weekly shuttle vans, bringing senior citizens and others to the store.
Silverberg shops exclusively at Pathmark because they sell kosher meat and fresh fish. Her friends from the Upper East Side also come to the store, drawn to its big parking lot, reasonable prices and the quality of the food, Silverberg said.
I dont know of any other place that has what they have, she said.
Elizabeth Santana lives in a co-op at Cherry & Montgomery Sts. and walks to the Pathmark at least twice a week.
If the Pathmark closes, Santana will shop at some other local supermarket, she said. But I wont get the same [quality] produce or meats.
Lydia Perednia, who lives at First Ave. and E. Fourth St., said her husband loves to shop at Pathmark even though there are stores in the East Village.
Its a shame because its a beautiful store and its a convenience for people in the neighborhood, Perednia said. There are senior citizens down there that dont even have places to shop except for Pathmark . Where are these people going to shop?
As word of Pathmarks closure spread, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver issued a statement.
I urge Pathmark to quash these rumors of its impending closure and to remain anintegral part of our neighborhood, Silver said.
Pathmark employees were unsettled and short on information Monday.
I want to know [officially] because Id have to leave, a deli worker said.
Another employee, who was stocking shelves, was surprised at the suggestion that Pathmark might close.
They didnt tell us about that, she said, raising her eyebrows. I hope not.
But not everyone is unhappy about Pathmark closing.
Mohamad Atah, owner of H & M Madison Express Inc., a corner grocery at Madison & Rutgers Sts., smiled at the thought.
For the community, its bad, he said. But maybe my store will make a little more money.
Atah predicted that he would sell a few extra groceries, but said that he doesnt have enough room to stock additional items.
Even if the closure brings in some new customers, Atah said, It will hurt the people who live here.


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|IN HOT WATER: The Australian mens 4x100 freestyle relay team is set to tell their story on friday.
As Jade Neilsen more or less names and shames James Magnussen, Jason Roberts and Cameron McEvoy from the team-building-event gone horribly wrong in Manchester, the mens 4x100 freestyle team looks set to tell their story on Australian TV.
Exactly what they will say, and what they hope to achieve is hard to estimate. However - I'm expecting a tearful sorry.
Meanwhile a lot of opinions has been voiced in this matter down under.
Wednesday Speed Endurance argued the public wash-up will be a gain for the sport in Australia.
That opinion is shared by Lisa Forrest, a 1980 Olympian who in the Sydney Morning Herald tells the tale of when Bill Sweetenham in no way sweet-talked the athletes before the games. This was four years after the shambles that was the 1976 Olympics.
She claims tough talk is the tonic to create a team of serious swimmers. Sweetenhams speech left her in tears but also galvanized her.
" On the sporting battlefield (or in the pool) of today, if you can't win for Australia then all you've got to do is lose well. Silver medals can be celebrated; bad sportsmanship cannot. [....] The road to recovery after the London Olympics is the same one we took after Montreal. Swimmers need to be serious and tough, as Bill Sweetenham said. If that isn't a job you feel up for, then try another sport."
Lisa Forrest at the 1980s Olympics.
Anthony Sharwood of the Herald Sun makes no one wonder how he feels about the teams mental strength. He claims the Bluestone Review lacks two words: Grow up. Between the lines you also get the feeling he is saying: Grow a pair.
- Mollycoddled swimmers are on social media for the fan love but the poor darlings can't handle a bit of gentle trolling.
- Mollycoddled swimmers all want individual coaches, individual sponsorships, individual "brands", individual wealth and fame while still young enough to live at home, to the point that they have no idea what teamwork means.
- Mollycoddled swimmers who aren't as good as other swimmers don't deal with their status well.
- Mollycoddled swimmers who are better than other swimmers don't like to hang with the slow ones and sometimes bully them.
- Mollycoddled swimmers complained they had no private refuge in the magnificent, new athletes' village constructed entirely for their use.
And so on...
James Magnussens success-coach, Brant Best, has come out in defence of his adept and claims the elite squad of Australia is not in fact "pampered brats".
Maybe so, but they were in dire need of leadership and guidance, something the reports conclude they were not. Leadership is not only sanctioning, it's preventing. The Morning Heralds Chief sports columnist Richard Hinds writes:
|David Brent from hit TV-show "The Office" is not what
you would normally call a a good leader.
Great leadership also means assembling a great team with supplementing skills. In wednesdays post I critizised the fact that Magnussen was not taken down to earth, and the fact that the swimmers seemed ill-prepared for bad results. Now it seems they were not prepared for anything on the mental side of things at all.
The lack of a sports psychologist among the team is being voiced by Kenrick Monk, but maybe more heavily by veteran Libby Trickett.
The before mentioned Lisa Forrest in an interview with the Herald Sun also criticize the lack off competition leading up to the Games, claiming that this was a bad choice - on the mental side of things.
But now we are digressing into the sporting side of things. A very few is actually voicing that point of view. It's all the things that happened outside of the pool that led to the poor results. That seems to be the widespread opinion.
|Alan Thompson, former Australian head coach
As the new breed of Australian swimmers, undoubtedly good swimmers but as a whole maybe not the standard of the era before them, came through there was a shift in culture. The senior swimmers expected to lead the team was not able to, and neither were the coaches replacing names like Don Talbot and Alan Thompson.
Video via Swimmer's Daily.
This, he argues, is a combined effort between weak leadership from coaches and staff, but also due to the difference in characters.
That is probably as close to the reasons we are going to get, but fridays Australian relay revelation is going to be an interesting one. Who will they bring with them as they plunge into the deep end?
Nicole Jeffery writes for the Australian that "A fish rots from the head." Swimming Australia needs their best swimmers performing. Their best swimmers need good leaders to perform.
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Yes, I do understand that once again i'm late for this month's challenge! We were in Melbourne the last few days and only just got back so I haven't had a chance to blog on December's DB challenge! Sorry guys!
Well, to keep things short and sweet, the December 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was brought to you by Anna of Very Small Anna and Y of Lemonpi. They chose to challenge Daring Bakers' everywhere to bake and assemble a gingerbread house from scratch. They chose recipes from Good Housekeeping and from The Great Scandinavian Baking Book as the challenge recipes.
Once again, a first time for me but time constraints did not allow me the joy of decorating. I'm definitely going to have another go at it and work on my decorative skills. As for the recipe, Anna and Y did warn us that the taste was not to be expected to be exceptional seeing that the challenge was more focused on the decorations. I do however have to say I was really disappointed with how dry and tasteless my cookies were even after doubling the amount of spices in it. So aside from wanting to work on the looks, I'm also in search of a better tasting recipe.
Y's Recipe:
Scandinavian Gingerbread (Pepparkakstuga)
from The Great Scandinavian Baking Book by Beatrice Ojakangas
1 cup butter, room temperature [226g]
1 cup brown sugar, well packed [220g]
2 tablespoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons ground ginger
3 teaspoons ground cloves
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ cup boiling water
5 cups all-purpose flour [875g]
1. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until blended. Add the cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Mix the baking soda with the boiling water and add to the dough along with the flour. Mix to make a stiff dough. If necessary add more water, a tablespoon at a time. Chill 2 hours or overnight.
2. Cut patterns for the house, making patterns for the roof, front walls, gabled walls, chimney and door out of cardboard.
3. Roll the dough out on a large, ungreased baking sheet and place the patterns on the dough. Mark off the various pieces with a knife, but leave the pieces in place.
4. Cut required shapes and transferred these to the baking sheet. Scraps were saved and rerolled at the end.
5. Preheat the oven to 375'F (190'C). Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until the cookie dough feels firm. After baking, again place the pattern on top of the gingerbread and trim the shapes, cutting the edges with a straight-edged knife. Leave to cool on the baking sheet.
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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It's 2011 and not all computer users need a workstation-class machine, but many truly do, especially with graphics-oriented applications, such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Photoshop. However, high-powered workstations for graphics usually come with a price premium, so you can really pay a relatively high price for higher levels of performance. There are exceptions, however, and the HP Z210 CMT (Convertible Mini Tower) desktop workstation offers the best of both worlds – reasonable performance at a reasonable price.
The HP Z210 Workstation
I'd classify the HP Z210 as an entry-level machine that provides an introduction to desktop engineering workstations. Its small footprint and profile are not exactly aesthetically exciting, is a bit pricy for what you get (at least how our review machine was configured), but overall is a real performer compared with competition in this spec and price range. The HP Z210 workstation is designed for a professional, though not necessarily engineering-oriented environment. It's got a lot of premium, server-grade components optimized for heavy workloads – although admittedly with some limitations that we discovered as we put the machine through its paces.
The HP Z210 we received for review came configured as follows:
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1245, 3.30 GHz
RAM: 8GB (will handle up to 32 GB)
OS: 64-bit Windows 7 Professional
GPU: NVIDIA Quadro 2000
Display: HP ZR22w
With the advent and notoriety Intel's Core i7, why consider a Xeon processor? Since Xeon processors are generally intended for use in servers, they tend to run cooler and at lower voltages than the Core i7 CPUs. In other words, Xeon-based machines are designed for continuous use over long periods of time. The performance hit, though, could be an issue, and we'll address that a bit later.
The Nvidia Quadro 2000 graphics card is part of a product line that is designed specifically to work on a continuous basis. Some applications, such as SolidWorks and Inventor are also optimized to work with Nvidia's Quadro cards, we found that large assemblies, advanced rendering, and some types of simulation bogged the system down compared with some other recently reviewed systems, but couldn't determine if it was because of the CPU, GPU, or combination of the two.
With no tools required, a green latch on the side of the case provides easy access to the HP Z210's interior that contains three 5.25-inch drive bays, one occupied by the DVD burner and another by the card reader. There are three hard-drive bays, one occupied by the system's hard drive.
However, a couple of concerns once inside the case. First, is the possible cooling issue because of too few cooling fans. There was one for the power supply, but only one other one for all other cooling. I think an overheating problem could easily arise due to air blockage and heat generation with additional cards and/or hard drives. Second, the internal wiring seemed a little haphazard and unwieldly with loose wires that I felt should have been tie-wrapped together to minimize the possibility of disconnecting or damaging when installing additional components in the chassis.
On the other hand, the sheer number of ports on the Z210 is amazing. For starters, it has a 22-in-one media card reader that can handle practically any data-holding card or other device on the market today. It has nine USB 2.0 ports, including three in front — 10 if you include the one on the media card reader, including two USB 3.0 ports on the back side.
Behind the scenes, but an integral part of the overall Z210 are the system software applications that come pre-installed on it – namely, the HP Performance Advisor and Power Assistant. Performance Advisor provides a lot of useful information and tools regarding the machine. It lists component changes, provides details on driver versions, as well as CPU and memory utilization – all handy information to know if and when you need it. The Power Assistant shows you much power the HP Z210 is using, along with estimates of its operating costs and carbon footprint. With this information, you can adjust how the system operates to minimize energy usage.
Pricing for the HP Z210 line starts at $659, and the model we reviewed was priced at $2,725 ($2,316 with 15% off using eCoupon) (as of 7/5/2011). All in all, a pretty solid value for a workstation of this type.
Just about every company has a couple users who need a little extra computing horsepower than is available in a generic desktop computer where a standard desktop PC might be perfectly suitable. However, heavy graphics and especially 3D can tax a standard PC fine beyond its limitations. For these types of applications and users, seriously consider a workstation. Even in 2011, workstations aren't a major requirement for everyone. But, if you need a powerful PC to work with graphics and 3D tasks, and willing to pay a bit extra for optimized hardware for these types of tasks, and although it's not perfect, the HP Z210 CMT is worthy of consideration.
Hewlett Packard Z210 Desktop Workstation
Pluses: Small form factor; internal accessibility; easily upgradeable; system management software.
Minuses: Few cooling fans; sluggish with some 2D and 3D applications (large assemblies, complex surfaces, and simulation).
Price (as supplied): $2,725 ($2,316 with 15% off using eCoupon). Prices start at $659.
Overall Grade: B
Contact: HP Z210 CMT Workstation
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CIMdata Publishes "Overcoming the Barriers Imposed by Geometry"
CIMdata announced a new paper detailing the use of SpaceClaim Engineer as a tool to prepare CAD model geometry for finite element meshing prior to analysis. "Overcoming the Barriers Imposed by Geometry" explores the issues that CAE analysts face due to the burden of poor quality and over-detailed geometric models in their attempts to produce timely simulation results. In order to properly mesh models for finite element analysis, topological inaccuracies such as surface gaps and small sliver surfaces in the geometry must first be corrected. The analyst must then simplify the model by de-featuring the geometric detail by removing things such as small holes, slots, and rounds that design has added for final manufacturing. The paper describes these time-consuming issues and relates the experiences of three different CAE analysts who have turned to SpaceClaim Engineer.
EOS And EADS Collaborate On Direct Metal Laser Sintering Technology
EOS, a manufacturer of laser-sintering systems, in collaboration with EADS Innovation Works (IW), has started work on a study to understand the potential of the Direct Metal Laser-sintering (DMLS) process to generate savings in the use of energy and raw materials. This will help to develop a new range of manufacturing technologies that will integrate sustainability relevant aspects into products and product manufacturing. By capitalizing on the benefits the DMLS process offers, including the net-shape technology to generate weight-reduced structures, along with the low use of raw materials, DMLS technology has great potential to contribute to sustainable development in manufacturing. A previous study conducted by EADS IW showed that although the use of energy during the manufacturing phase could not compare with conventional manufacturing processes, energy consumption during the use-phase of aircraft components dropped significantly. Indeed the DMLS technology unlocks structural optimization, leading to weight reduction of the components, and thus fuel and CO 2 emissions reduction.
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Ever since the HP DreamScreen arrived on the scene, generic digital photo frames have seemed so passe. I mean, the DreamScreen is a digital photo frame on crack, essentially. It's available in 10- and 13-inch sizes, and aside from simply displaying your digital photos, it can stream Pandora (or up to 10,000 Internet radio stations,) set alarms, display your calendar, show you a five-day weather forecast, and even give you a look at your Facebook account so you can see what's up with your peeps. Plus, it incorporates touch into the bezel, and we like touch.
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"For decades, it's been a dream of mine to see Lester Dent's 1934 Doc Savage radio scripts collected in a single volume. Moonstone Books has exceeded my wildest expectations with this gorgeously-designed and handsomely illustrated book. Until someone unearths the transcription disks to this gem of Old-Time Radio, "Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent" is the only game in town." - Will Murray, writer, pulp fiction historian, and editor of "Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent"
Doc Savage is a physician, surgeon, scientist, adventurer, inventor, explorer, researcher, and musician - truly a renaissance man. From birth, a team of scientists, assembled by his father, trained his mind and body to near-superhuman abilities, giving him great strength and endurance, a photographic memory, mastery of the martial arts, and vast knowledge of the sciences. His creator, writer Lester Dent, described Doc as a mix of Sherlock Holmes' deductive abilities, Tarzan's outstanding physical abilities, Craig Kennedy's scientific education, and Abraham Lincoln's goodness. A man of adventure himself, Dent brought Doc Savage to life in the 1930s in a series of popular pulp fiction novels for Street and Smith Publications - novels that, even today, continue to thrill and entertain an ever-increasing number of fans.
In the early 1930s, with the growing success of The Shadow on radio, it was only natural that Doc Savage would be considered a prime candidate for the broadcast medium. Lester Dent certainly thought so - and, in fact, when he signed his first long-term contract with Street and Smith to write Doc's pulp adventures, he made certain to assign himself the ancillary rights to alternate versions of the character, including both radio and motion pictures. In 1934, Dent contracted to write a weekly fifteen-minute Doc Savage radio series to be sponsored by Cystex, "that remarkable doctor's prescription for the relief of kidney disorders", or so the sponsor advertised on the broadcasts. Aired on a weekly basis between February and August of that year, the series proved somewhat popular - but, unfortunately, not popular enough to warrant producing more than the initial twenty-four episode run. Part of the problem, it was felt, was that Doc's pulp adventures were too detailed, too intense, and too heavily populated to be captured in a quarter-hour format - particularly one that wasn't a serial but, instead, featured a complete story each week. What's more, the limited budgets of early 1930s radio didn't allow many actors to appear in each script, reducing Doc's Fabulous Five down to one, Monk Mayfair, who became the Man of Bronze's burly sidekick on the air.
Twenty-four weeks after it began, the Doc Savage radio series ended and was soon forgotten, relegated to the annals of misbegotten opportunities. No recordings were known to survive and, until the early 1980s, it was assumed that the scripts, too - all new and original stories, written especially for radio - were lost to the ages. Then, by chance, writer Will Murray happened to be going through Lester Dent's files and discovered that Dent had indeed kept carbon copies of his scripts for the radio version of "Doc Savage" and, what's more, that he had also retained copies of scripts for a few shows that were never broadcast - a total of twenty-nine original Doc Savage adventures that no one had seen, heard, or read in over forty years! Now, Moonstone Books is proud to announce the first complete compilation of all of these exciting and largely unknown radio adventures, bringing together the long-lost tales of The Man of Bronze in one single volume! Written by Lester Dent and edited by and including a fascinating introduction by Will Murray, this 352 page volume also contains beautiful interior illustrations by artist Tom Roberts created especially for this release and an iconic cover painting by Bantam artist Bob Larkin. It's truly an item that's a "must have" for the personal library of any Doc Savage enthusiast - and what a great gift to give the pulp fiction lover in your family!
Scripts include:
Episode 1: The Red Death: Man of Bronze, Part 1 - NEVER AIRED
Episode 2: The Golden Legacy: Man of Bronze, Part 2 - NEVER AIRED
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Episode 4: The Sniper in the Sky - 3/3/34
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The Evil Extortionists - 3/10/34
6: Black-Light Magic - 3/17/34
7: Radium Scramble - 3/23/34
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Death Had Blue Hands - 3/31/34
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The Sinister Sleep - 4/7/34
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The Southern Star Mystery - 4/14/34
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The Impossible Bullet - 4/21/34
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The Too-Talkative Parrot - 4/28/34
Episode 13:
The Blue Angel - 5/6/34
14: The Green Ghost - 5/12/34
15; The Box of Fear - 5/19/34
Episode 16:
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17: Mantrap Mesa - 6/2/34
Episode 18:
Fast Workers - 6/9/34
19: Needle in a Chinese Haystack - 6/16/34
20: Monk Called it Justice - 6/23/34
21: The White-Haired Devil - 6/30/34
22: The Oilfield Ogres - 7/7/34
23: The Fainting Lady - 7/14/34
24: Poison Cargo - 7/21/34
25: Find Curly Morgan - 7/28/34
Episode 26: The Growing Wizard - 8/4/34
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Episode 28:
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29: Polar Treasure NEVER AIRED
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Jakarta History Museum
The Jakarta History Museum (also known as Fatahillah Museum) is housed in the former City Hall located in the old part of the city now known as Jakarta Kota, some hundred meters behind the port and warehouses of Sunda Kelapa.
Originally called the Stadhuis, this building was the administrative headquarters of the Dutch East India Company, and later of the Dutch Government. Built in 1710 by Governor General van Riebeeck, this solid building hides below it notorious dungeons and filthy water prisons. Most prisoners, both Dutch rebels and Indonesian "natives" were publicly flogged, barbarically impaled and executed on the square called the Stadhuisplein–now known as Fatihillah Square–while the Dutch overlords looked down superciliously on the proceedings below from the portico and windows above.
Indonesia's freedom fighter Javanese Prince Diponegoro, who was treacherously arrested, was imprisoned here in 1830 before being banished to Manado in North Sulawesi. Another freedom fighter earlier imprisoned here around 1670 was Untung Suropati from East Java.
In the center of the square is a fountain which served as water supply for the colonial capital, Batavia, while to its north is a Portuguese cannon, believed to be a font of fertility.
Today, the Jakarta History Museum displays the history of Jakarta from prehistoric days to the founding of the town of Jayakarta in1527 by Prince Fatahillah of Banten, and through Dutch colonization from the 16th. century onwards until Indonesia's Independence in 1945.
The collection includes a replica of the Tugu Inscription that dates back to the 5th century under the reign of the great King Purnawarman, evidence that the center of the Tarumanegara kingdom was located around the present day seaport of Tanjung Priok.
Further historical evidence of thriving Sunda Kelapa Harbour is a 16th. century map and replica of the 1522 Padrao monument, commemorating the friendship treaty between the Portuguese and the Sunda kingdom. Furthermore, maps and drawings show the establishment of the City of Jayakarta in 1527 by Prince Fatahillah. While the rich collection of Betawi and Colonial style furniture dating to the 17th, 18th and 19th century belongs to one of the most complete in the world. This collection reflects the influences of various cultural elements on the City of Batavia, namely from Europe, especially from the Netherlands, from China and India as well as from Indonesia itself.
And to bring more life and activities to the Old Batavia square, today the Jakarta Government has organized regular attractions involving local communities and their cultures. On Sundays, shows are performed presenting the Zapin dance, a combination of Betawi and Middle Eastern influences, the Barongsai Chinese lion dance, the Portuguese influenced keroncong music, the typical Betawi Tanjidor music, batik fashion shows, vintage cars parades, food and souvenirs and fireworks.
How To Get There
The address of the Museum is:
Jakarta History Museum
Jl. Taman Fatahillah No. 1 West Jakarta
Phone: (62 21) 692-9101 / 690-1483
Fax. (62 21) 690-2387
To get there, you can use the TransJakarta bus going to Kota from Blok-M (Corridor 1). Stop at the last terminal, Kota. It'll be a couple of blocks away to the museum.


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Having flown a fair amount lately, I was thinking about the various levels of security within an airport. Part of that comes from seeing signs like the following all over the place.
These signs are placed in various places for very good reason. But seeing a sign such as this made me wonder about the various access levels in an airport and how they might relate to the database world.
Let's start with some of the zones that might be recognizable in an airport. First there is the ticketing counter. This is a general access area open to the public. Anybody can approach a ticketing counter whether they are intending to purchase a ticket or not. Another area similar to this is frequently the baggage claim area. These are common areas and generally less secure than other areas.
Next, you might encounter the concourses. Only ticketed passengers and authorized airport personnel may enter these areas after some degree of screening. From these areas you have greater access to the airplanes. You have been explicitly granted permission to enter an aircraft and are required to have a separate pass for each craft you desire to board. If I were to correlate this to security in SQL server, this would most closely match the db_datareader database role – for which explicit permission has to be granted for the user in order to access each additional database.
From this same area you may witness that there are several aircraft crews. Each member filling a specific role. There is a pilot, copilot, flight attendants and ground crew. Each role may have different access throughout the airport. And in the case of the flight crew, they have to be given access to each plane they will board. A United Airlines flight crew cannot go and pilot a British Airways craft for instance – they are responsible for specific flights belonging to UA.
Another potential role is that of the control tower. The personnel manning the tower have access to quite a bit more than a pilot or passenger. They have access to communications between all flights and the ground within their airspace. They are coordinating efforts and trying to make the whole thing go smoothly. These guys are much more like the specialized server roles in SQL Server. They can be passengers and have public access. They can also assist in the piloting of a craft (if you believe what you see in the movies) while giving instruction for flight path, landing and takeoff.
The point is, there is highly segregated roles in an Airport and in the air when an aircraft is involved. The same should be true in a database environment. There are special server roles that include public, sysadmin, securityadmin, and diskadmin (amongst others). Then there are specific database roles that come prepackaged as well as the ability to create any number of specific roles that you need to run your environment.
Now let's step back out again to the airport example and the public access areas. These are the least secure areas. Also, there is a group of people that we should call public. I am a part of this particular group. Every person that enters an airport is a member of this group. The crew piloting a craft is a member of this public group, but they are also members of other more restricted groups.
Being a member of just the public group does not get me permission to enter the pilots cabin. It does not grant me permission to enter the flight control tower. It does not even grant me permission to stand behind the ticket counter. You wouldn't want just any old Joe Schmoe entering those particular areas – so they become more secure. And the public group is denied access.
Back to the public server role in SQL Server. This role is granted VIEW Any Database as well as Connect, but by default is limited to just those permissions. Can that be changed? Sure – just like I could walk behind the ticket counter or walk into a pilots cabin (the flight staff may occasionally allow you to take a peek – typically children though).
Just because it can be changed – doesn't mean it should be done. In the example of me taking a peek into the Pilots cabin, that is a one person permission being granted. If I granted that permission to the public role in SQL Server, now everybody can do that same thing. So think about it for a minute, do you really want everybody being able to change the schema in your database if you decide to grant alter any to public? I really doubt it.
A good rule of thumb with the public role is to leave it be. Do not add permissions to this role. Add permissions on a per database and per group of users basis. Create roles within the database and grant permissions to that role – in each database. And remember the rule of least privilege – don't grant more permissions to a user/role than necessary to perform the job function. Just the same as in an airport – everybody has their role and it is strictly defined. If the user need not have access – then don't grant the permissions.
I want to re-iterate that point. To help prevent unauthorized access, keep permissions in the public role to a minimum and create roles within the database to manage the different job functions as necessary/possible.


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Nikita strips naked and puts on a wild sexy show
Nikita shows off her sexy body in her white blouse and denim shorts. Halfway in, she takes off her purple lingerie and shows off her amazing figure. She is a tease, and spreads her legs to show off her body.


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Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak are married, a rep for the Emmy-winning star of "The Big Bang Theory" confirmed to People Sunday. The two tied the knot at the Rainbow Room in New York City, Page Six reported.
Last November, Parsons and Spiewak, a graphic designer, celebrated 14 years together.
"I met this guy (the one with the mic) 14 years ago today and it was the best thing that ever happened to me, no contest," Parson said on Instagram at the time. "One of his greatest gifts to me is that he no longer takes me to sing karaoke. Also, I believe this was a selfie with an actual camera, as our phones couldn't do that back then hahaha!"
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Parsons told James Lipton on Inside the Actors Studio in 2015 that he and his partner met on a blind date in 2002 at a karaoke bar. The first song the actor sang was "I Found Someone."
Parsons' sexuality was revealed publicly in a 2012 New York Times article, which stated he was gay and in a 10-year relationship.
"I never had a coming out piece, I just didn't mention it," Parsons told Lipton. "I took Todd with me to events...and then finally one day while working on Harvey I did a piece with Patrick Healy for The New York Times and he just point-blank asked, 'Was working on The Normal Heart meaningful to you as a gay man?' And I was like, 'Well, yeah. Yeah.' And what a wonderful...I can't tell you what a wonderful thing that was, what a gift he gave me with one question. It was suddenly out there and official."


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mini series: Neybers
Last month I was introduced to a new site out of Stockholm called Neybers, a creative community that lets you explore and design your own virtual spaces from top to bottom. I was happy to jump aboard to help promote this fun new place. From using Neybers I've realized this is a great model to testing products but also being introduced to new things or getting a clearer picture of how certain objects look together.
I'll be sharing 3 rooms I designed over the course of the next 3 weeks so watch out for the other two.
For now here's what I came up with. Let me just say that this is fun and easy way to spend your evening after the kids are in bed, you can tell what I did tonight...? It's also great to browse what other people came up with, some amazing and creative stuff.
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How to Do a DIY Feather Manicure
New Season Nail Art That Really Takes Flight
This past year, unusual nail polish textures (crackle, magnetic, etc.) and feather hair extensions were both huge. So it's no surprise that now there's a new look that cleverly remixes both trends. Manicures that use real feathers are popping up at high-end nail salons in the States, replacing the popular snakeskin look, so it's only a matter of time before the trend storms here. But you can create the look at home now. Find out how to do the DIY version (pictured above) below.
The trick to getting feather nails right is preparation. For the manicure above, we researched different feathers and decided on cruelty-free ringneck pheasant because the small, tufted feathers are easy to use and pretty, too.
The feathers (above) aren't quite ready to use when they arrive and you'll have to cut off the downy grey parts. Once you've done that, you'll want to start on your nails themselves. For your base, use a clear or shimmer polish (we used Essie Luxeffects As Gold As It Gets because we like sparkle). Before your basecoat dries, gently press a feather into the polish. Put the feather on going with the "grain" of the plume for smoothest results, and don't worry if the feather hangs off the edge; you can clean it up later.
Then, paint a coat of polish over your feathers and let your nails dry. Once they're 100 percent set, take a small pair of nail scissors and trim around the edges of your nails. Finish up by sealing the whole thing with a third coat and give your nails plenty of time to dry.
Feather nails will last a few days, longer if you're gentle with them. Having a friend help with applying the feathers also makes this much, much easier. So see if you can get some of your birds of a feather to flock together for a manicure party and give the look a try.


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Obama Drops Homeschoolers in Grease
Obama admin insists family return to Germany to face attacks
An appeal is planned for a family of homeschoolers the Obama administration wants to deport to their home country of Germany to face persecution from education officials there who seek fines and jail for such individuals.
The word comes today from officials with the Home School Legal Defense Association, who have been arguing on behalf of the Romeike family since they fled Germany in 2008 and were granted asylum in the U.S. in 2010 by Immigration Judge Lawrence O. Burman.
The Obama administration was unhappy with that decision and appealed, and the grant was rescinded by the Board of Immigration Appeals in 2012.
A panel from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard arguments on the dispute, and ruled today that the asylum request should be denied.
"We believe the Sixth Circuit is wrong, and we will appeal their decision," said Michael Farris, HSLDA founder and chairman. "America has room for this family, and we will do everything we can to help them."
The court said that the Romeikes had not made a sufficient case, and that the United States has not opened its doors to every victim of unfair treatment.
While the judges admitted the U.S. Constitution recognizes the rights of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children, they refused to concede that the harsh treatment of religiously and philosophically motivated homeschoolers in Germany, including fines, jail and the loss of custody of their children, amounts to persecution within the laws on asylum.
"Germany continues to persecute homeschoolers," said Mike Donnelly, HSLDA director of international affairs. "The court ignored mountains of evidence that homeschoolers are harshly fined and that custody of their children is gravely threatened – something most people would call persecution. This is what the Romeikes will suffer if they are sent back to Germany."
WND has reported on the case since its inception. Just weeks ago, HSLDA officials launched a petition on a White House website to seek help. They White House policy is to provide a response to petitions that collect more than 100,000 signatures, but nothing has been heard from the Oval Office even though it passed that threshold more than a month ago.
"While whitehouse.gov has seen petitions ranging from serious to comical – including creating a 'Death Star' and requesting congressmen to wear sponsorships like NASCAR drivers – HSLDA believes that the Romeike petition is of utmost importance because a family's human rights are at stake," the HSLDA said in an announcement about the effort.
Farris warned of the positions being adopted by Obama.
"When the United States government says that homeschooling is a mutable choice, it is saying that a government can legitimately coerce you to change this choice," Farris said. "In other words, you have no protected right to choose what type of education your children will receive. We should understand that in these arguments, something very concerning is being said about the liberties of all Americans."
"I'm glad Obama wasn't in charge in 1620," Farris said in an appearance on Fox and Friends. "The government's arguments in this case confuse equal persecution with equal protection and demonstrate a serious disregard for individual religious liberty. I really wonder what would've happened to the Pilgrims under this administration."
Donnelly said the organization got involved after learning that the Romeikes were being fined thousands of dollars – and plans were made by the government to put a lien on their home.
"I knew that this was only a starting point, and that it was very likely that very severe action would soon follow. Homeschooling is not tolerated in Germany and Uwe [Romeike] said he might have to leave the country. We are privileged to represent these modern day Pilgrims."
The German Supreme Court said because of the issues of socialization, the state, not parents, decides how children are educated.
"This is dangerous precedent. One that Americans ignore at their peril," Donnelly said.
"This is the nightmare of German parents – even non-homeschooling parents have suffered by being fined and sent to jail seeking to exercise reasonable discretion over their children's education such as opting them out of certain objectionable presentations of material that violates their convictions. German states don't tolerate differences in education – they just want uniformity. But fundamental human rights and even international law requires Germany to respect the superior right of parents over education of children."
WND has reported on the trials of the Romeikes since police officers appeared on their doorstep in Germany in 2006 to drag their children to a local public school.
HSLDA has created an online information page with details about the fight, opportunities to donate and a petition to the White House to halt the deportation.
Attorneys for the Justice Department argued before the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that a government has every right to demand that parents send their children to public schools, even if the school's teaching conflicts with the family's religious beliefs.
Farris found the position adopted by the Obama administration startling.
The administration contends subjecting children to those teachings for several dozen hours a week doesn't violate any religious or human rights, he noted.
"Does anyone think that our government would say to Orthodox Jewish parents, we can force your children to eat pork products for 22-26 hours per week because the rest of the time you can feed them kosher food?" he wrote in a website commentary.
He warned that while the case involves German homeschoolers, there's an application for Americans.
"The prospect for German homeschooling freedom is not bright. But we should not reserve all of our concern for the views of the German government. Our own government is attempting to send German homeschoolers back to that land to face criminal prosecutions with fines, jail sentences, and removal of custody of children," he said.
"We should understand that in these arguments by the U.S. government, something important is being said about our own liberties as American homeschoolers. The attorney general of the United States thinks that a law that bans homeschooling entirely violates no fundamental liberties."
Farris pointed out the asylum law allows a refugee to remain in the U.S. due to the threat of persecution for any of several reasons, including for religious reasons or being part of a "particular social group."
But Attorney General Eric Holder's official position is that the family doesn't qualify, even though the Supreme Court of Germany already publicly declared the purpose of the German ban on homeschooling was to "counteract the development of religious and philosophically motivated parallel societies."
The Obama administration position is that it is irrelevant that the children were "bombarded with negative influences" in the German public schools that included "alleged teaching of evolution, abortion, homosexuality, disrespect for parents, teachers, and other authority figures, disrespect for students, bullying, witchcraft, disrespect for family values and ridicule of Christian values."
The German goal, Farris explained, is "to prohibit people who think differently from the government (on religious or philosophical grounds) from growing and developing into a force in society."
"It is thought control. It is belief control. It is totalitarianism dressed up in politically correct lingo," he said.
But he said the what should be alarming for Americans is the "state of the position of our government at a very high level."
He said the executive branch is arguing that it's no problem to ban homeschooling.
"There are two major portions of constitutional rights of citizens – fundamental liberties and equal protection. The U.S. attorney general has said this about homeschooling. There is no fundamental liberty to homeschool. So long as a government bans homeschooling broadly and equally, there is no violation of your rights.
"A second argument is revealing. The U.S. government contended that the Romeikes' case failed to show that there was any discrimination based on religion because, among other reasons, the Romeikes did not prove that all homeschoolers were religious, and that not all Christians believed they had to homeschool.
"The central problem here is that the U.S. government does not understand that religious freedom is an individual right. One need not be a part of any church or other religious group to be able to make a religious freedom claim. Specifically, one doesn't have to follow the dictates of a church to claim religious freedom – one should be able to follow the dictates of God Himself," Farris wrote.
"The United States Supreme Court has made it very clear in the past that religious freedom is an individual right. Yet our current government does not seem to understand this. They only think of us as members of groups and factions. It is an extreme form of identity politics that directly threatens any understanding of individual liberty."
Germany is notorious for its attacks on homeschooling families. In one case several years ago, a young teen was taken from her family and put into a psychiatric ward because she was homeschooled.
Fines and even jail terms are common for those who offend the mandatory public school indoctrination there.
But WND previously reported on a law journal article that undermines the arguments from the Obama administration.
The article, "Germany Homeschoolers as 'Particular Society Group': Evaluation Under Current U.S. Asylum Jurisprudence," was written by Miki Kawashima Matrician and published in the 2011 Boston College International and Comparative Law Review.
The journal article said, ""The BIA should find that all German homeschoolers comprise a 'particular social group,' regardless of whether the Romeike family successfully established a claim of 'well-founded fear of persecution.'"
The problem is that a Nazi-era law in Germany in 1938, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, eliminated exemptions that would provide an open door for homeschoolers under the nation's compulsory education laws.
Wolfgang Drautz, consul general for the Federal Republic of Germany, previously wrote on the issue in a blog, explaining the German government "has a legitimate interest in countering the rise of parallel societies that are based on religion."
As WND reported, the German government believes schooling is critical to socialization, as is evident in its response to another set of parents who objected to police officers picking up their child at home and delivering him to a public school.
"The minister of education does not share your attitudes toward so-called homeschooling," said a government letter. "… You complain about the forced school escort of primary school children by the responsible local police officers. … In order to avoid this in future, the education authority is in conversation with the affected family in order to look for possibilities to bring the religious convictions of the family into line with the unalterable school attendance requirement."
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Baltimore County Recreation & Parks Weather Policy
Field Playability Guidelines
To play or not to play, that is the question. Field playability has always been a subjective issue and everyone seems to have a different opinion on the matter. To insure countywide consistency in determining whether or not a field or diamond is fit for play, the Department developed these criteria. We believe these benchmarks will make for easier and more consistent decisions while enhancing the recreation experience for our participants.
Predicated on safety and maintenance concerns, these guidelines are a product of the efforts of program staff, maintenance personnel and volunteers.
Athletic Fields
Under any circumstances the safety of the participants is paramount. Strong consideration must also be given to the potential damage to the turf and the length of time required for the field to recover.
When determining field playability, the following guidelines should be followed:
Large areas of standing water on any part of the playing field is just cause for cancellation.
Any attempt to remove standing water from small areas should be done by bailing or by a pump.
During the course of inspection, any visible water or sound (squish) while walking is an indication that the field is unfit for play or practice.
Footprints and the collection of water around them is an indication that the field should be closed.
Ball Diamonds
No less important is our responsibility to provide a safe playable surface for baseball and softball. While ball diamonds present a unique challenge, the approach to determining playability is similar to athletic fields.
Never attempt to remove water from playing fields using a broom to push the water toward a grass area.
Pushing water from a dirt surface to grass creates a deeper hole causing lips that are difficult to remove and unsafe.
Remove standing water by the use of a pump or by bailing with a container.
The use of a drying agent such as Turface is permissible. Care should be taken to apply drying agents in a light coat and to keep it out of grassed areas.
For specific information about canceled or postponed games and events in your community, you should contact your local community office.
Revised April 15, 2004
Baltimore County Recreation & Parks Directive #13 Lightning
Directive: Upon the first sound of thunder or sighting of lightning, Department staff will direct all in attendance to immediately go to their cars or enter the building, if possible. No one will be allow to return to the field until 30 minutes after the last sound of thunder and sighting of lightning. Staff will have complete authority on and decisions made at our facilities. In the absence of Department staff, volunteer coaches and officials should follow the same procedure.
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Sylvia Rosen, BuyerZone – Business Phone Systems
Santa's not the only one making a list and checking it twice this time of the year. Buyers are looking to purchase or lease office equipment to upgrade outdated gear and stay competitive with the latest in business technology.
This year, their interest seems to be focused around a select group of items in particular. Whether you have a team of employees constantly on the go or just a single location with a small in-house staff, here's what you need to effectively plan ahead for in 2012.
Phone Systems
With the increasing level of mobile employees and those who work from satellite locations around the world, a quality business phone system enables everyone to stay in touch efficiently and affordably.
Using IP-based communication, most modern phone systems leverage the advanced processing power of the standard PC with an interface that allows them to take advantage of all the familiar Windows' features.
This integrated functionality has two primary benefits: one, employees are able to use a platform they're already familiar with, significantly cutting down on retraining. And two, new extensions can be installed with the click of a mouse through software that can be loaded directly onto any PC.
This delivers a huge savings in both time and money when compared to a proprietary phone system that typically requires an IT tech trained in that particular phone system.
Designed to further accommodate the mobile lifestyle, laptop computers have been the must-have tool for employees on the go for the better part of a decade. And according to recent reports, the level of business travel is expected to continuously increase as the economy rebounds.
But laptops aren't just for the business traveler anymore. They've become a necessity for just about everyone, enabling people to effectively work from home or a remote location by having all the necessary files and network accessibility with them wherever they go.
Whether delivering a multimedia presentation to a group of potential clients or simply catching up on seasonal overflow while spending time at home with family, laptops provide the same functionality as any on-site office space. And in fact, they've been shown to actually increase the level of productivity as employees are more willing to work longer hours in a more leisurely setting.
Power Generator
With winter weather on the horizon, you need a way to ensure the power stays on at your building. Downtime can have a huge financial impact, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. But with a power generator, you can safely power refrigerators, phone systems, computers, peripheral backups and a wide range of necessities, all the way up to entire assembly lines, that will keep you from losing valuable time until the power is restored.
In addition to backup power, many business owners have also found generators to be highly useful for their ability to protect fragile equipment. By ensuring a consistent power supply to your business, you're protected against voltage fluctuations in the power grid that can instantly damage sensitive computers and other capital equipment during unexpected failure.
Equipment purchases will vary depending on your line of business. But with the three primary tools mentioned above, you can be assured of providing a consistent level of quality service to customers on a variety of platforms.